TechInnovation – An Alternative Portrait of Dependency: Esri’s Economic Dependency Ratio (Alex Henesy, Esri)

July 1, 2021

The Importance of Measuring Dependency

Are non-workers outnumbering workers? How many employed individuals are there to support the child and senior populations in my area? These questions and more are critical to gaining a complete understanding of the current economic landscape in any study area. Having simple measures to answer questions of dependency can help quickly fill in knowledge gaps that could determine how support services are allocated, where new business ventures are established, or many other use cases.

An Alternative Portrait of Dependency: Esri’s Economic Dependency Ratio

Marco Emanuele

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

TechInnovation – An Alternative Portrait of Dependency: Esri’s Economic Dependency Ratio (Alex Henesy, Esri)

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